Italian battleship Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri on 29 March 1914
Class overview
Operators Regia Marina
Preceded byRegina Elena class
Succeeded byConte di Cavour class
Built1909–1913
In commission1913–1928
Completed1
Scrapped1
History
Italy
NameDante Alighieri
NamesakeDante Alighieri
BuilderRegio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia, Castellammare di Stabia
Laid down6 June 1909
Launched20 August 1910
Completed15 January 1913
Stricken1 July 1928
FateScrapped, 1928
General characteristics
TypeDreadnought battleship
Displacement19,552 long tons (19,866 t) (normal)
Length168.1 m (551 ft 6 in) (o/a)
Beam26.6 m (87 ft 3 in)
Draught8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Installed power
Propulsion4 × shafts; 4 × steam turbines
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range4,800 nmi (8,900 km; 5,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement981 officers and enlisted men
Armament
Armor

Dante Alighieri was the first dreadnought battleship built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) and was completed in 1913. The ship served as a flagship during World War I, but saw very little action other than the Second Battle of Durazzo in 1918 during which she did not engage enemy forces. She never fired her guns in anger during her career. Dante Alighieri was refitted in 1923, stricken from the Navy List five years later and subsequently sold for scrap.